| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART02398 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 55.1 x 42.8 cm; image: 55.1 x 42.8 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | brush and ink, pencil on paper |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Traffic Control
Description
Depicts a standing figure of a soldier wearing a greatcoat and boots, holding a kerosene lantern. He stands in a roadway. Dyson titled this work 'Traffic Control Somme 1917'. Behind him is another soldier, seated in a sentry box. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the front during the First World War, travelling to France in December 1916, remaining there until May 1917, making records of the Australian involvement in the war. He was formally appointed as an official war artist, attached to the AIF, in May 1917, working in France and London throughout the war. His commission was terminated in March 1920.